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A proposed reduction in high school secretary hours has become a flash point in the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s broader struggle to close a mounting budget gap, with staff warning of strained student support and administrators describing a years-long squeeze of rising costs and falling enrollment. High school secretary Tammy Norris told the school board that trimming one secretary position from 9 to 7.5 hours a day is more than a simple line-item cut. “In a district our size, there is no extra, there is no cushion,” Norris said during th...
A pair of bald eagles on Saturday appear to be considering moving into a new home in west Coulee Dam. It's not clear what the osprey couple that have occupied the nest for many years might have to say about it when they make their annual return in a few weeks. The osprey pole was erected by the contractors that put up the large high voltage towers that convey the powerlines across the river to Grand Coulee Dam. The nest was originally on a smaller power tower that was replaced by Wilson...
Final Quilt Tying The Ladies of Zion and Friends are tying quilts thru February every Wednesday 9am to 1pm. For those wanting to help and learn how to tie a quilt, come and help. The finished quilts go to The Crisis Center and World Relief. Usually the group will tie 60 some quilts with another 20 done at home. It’s a good way to learn somthing new and a good thing helping some one in need. A few quilts will stay at the church for emegency. For information please call 509-633-0648 Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group now h...
Grand Coulee Police 2/10 - 2/17 - Reports filed without additional information related to: a traffic accident on Grand Coulee Avenue; disorderly conduct on Dill Street; a family fight on F Street; a suspicious person on SR-155 near milepost 29; disorderly conduct at Four Corners; and a suspicious person on the Bridgeport Highway. 2/14 - Police spoke to a woman out of a relationship whose ex had taken the keys to a car registered to both of them. The officer said he would try to locate the man and ask for the key back, since he had two other...
Carol was born to Ernest and Lila (Peltonen) Korpi in Hibbing Village, Minnesota in 1937, the eldest of two children. In 1942, Ernest moved his family to Bremerton, WA, and then to Grand Coulee, WA, in 1945 to work on the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. Carol attended Grand Coulee High School and was a drum majorette. As a young high schooler working her first job at the Grand Coulee movie theater, she met her future husband, Eugene Downing, of Lincoln, WA. Following high school... Full story
Coulee Dam Police 2/8 - Coulee Dam Police stood by for officer safety in a domestic situation in Nespelem while tribal police made an arrest. - Someone observed a woman looking over the side of the bridge in Coulee Dam and was concerned. Police looked over both sides of the bridge and didn’t see anyone who had fallen. - On Fir Street, some grandchildren had locked themselves inside of a running vehicle. Police, with permission from the owner of the vehicle, used a lock out kit to unlock the vehicle. Once the children were no longer stuck, p...
The educational leader who has led Nespelem School District since 2020 will resign at the end of the school year. Dr. Effie Dean, who took over in June of 2020 as the Covid pandemic was disrupting education and society in general, informed the district board of directors Jan. 30. Monday night, directors voted to begin the search for a new superintendent, engaging Northwest Leadership Associates, of Wenatchee, to begin the search and vetting process. Dean’s last official day is June 30. She told The Star on Tuesday that she is not certain of h...
Blue skies overcome banks of fog below Grand Coulee Dam over the Columbia River Tuesday morning, providing some relief from a week of overbearing low clouds and fog. Check out Bob's Weather Watcher Forecast on page 3 for what's next. - Scott Hunter photo...
The third powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam happens to be lit up in blue and green lights during Superbowl LX Sunday as the Seattle Seahawks took the championship from the New England Patriots. - Scott Hunter photo...
Grand Coulee Police 1/28 - Police spoke to a man whose ex had posted photos of him on Facebook without his permission. They have a custody issue playing out. The officer told him unless the photos were explicit in nature it was likely a civil issue, but a police report would be filled out if he wanted it. - Someone staying in a short-term rental on Spokane Way told police it sounded like someone was outside of the bedroom area messing with the A/C unit. Police checked the area and didn’t see anyone around. The person was told to call 911 if s...
Fire Dist. to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, February 9, 2026, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Quilt Tying on Wednesdays The Ladies of Zion and Friends are tying quilts thru February every Wednesday 9am to 1pm. For those wanting to help and learn how to tie a quilt, come and help. The finished quilts go to The Crisis Center and World Relief. Usually the group will tie 60 some quilts with another 20 done at home. It’s a good way to learn somthing new and a good thing helping some o...
Firefighters quickly doused flames in a pickup burning next to the Masonic Lodge in Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call at 10:18. The pickup truck was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Two small explosions occurred as they were working to put out the fire. The pickup was backed up almost to the building on a gravel surface on the west side of the building. That building and an RV were close enough to be risk but were not damaged. Firefighters were...
In our local Grand Coulee Dam School District, we have and always have had amazing staff. As a community member for several decades, I’ve shown appreciation for many of their successes but I’ve barely scratched the surface of impactful differences they make in the lives of their students every day. Great school districts have staff who realize that schools must manage their funds properly, provide a safe and secure environment with sound mental wellness options for their students, among many other common-sense priorities that come before aca...
Quilt Tying on Wednesdays The Ladies of Zion and Friends will begin tying quilts January 7th thru February every Wednesday 9am to 1pm. For those wanting to help and learn how to tie a quilt, come and help. The finished quilts go to The Crisis Center and World Relief. Usually the group will tie 60 some quilts with another 20 done at home. It’s a good way to learn somthing new and a good thing helping some one in need. A few quilts will stay at the church for emegency. For information please call 509-633-0648 Area AA Meetings In Electric City, t...
The city of Grand Coulee will write a letter endorsing a local effort to explore forming a regional "fire authority," the city council voted Tuesday night. A fire "authority" differs in state law from a "district" in that it is possible to include emergency medical services in it. Each of the affected areas in the currently proposed area must write a letter of its intent to move forward with such a study. The vote at Grand Coulee was unanimous, ticking off one more box on the list of things to...
Larry G. Maier’s last chapter in life was finished on January 10, 2026 in Missoula Montana. He was born January 19, 1932 in Isabel, South Dakota to Christine Maier and raised by his grandparents John and Elizabeth Maier. At age 16 he was inducted to the US Army, where he spent four years overseas. Larry and Creta Morris were married in 1952 and had four children—Lonn, Rene’, Dawn’l and Greg. After his career in the US Army, he tried a variety of trades in Ellensburg, Washington, including as a S... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/9-1/14 - Reports filed without additional details were related to: suspicious or wanted on Federal Avenue; an alarm on Spokane Way; a traffic accident on Spokane Way and Dill Avenue. 1/12 - Police went to Roosevelt Drive in Grand Coulee on a report of a possible domestic assault. Finding nothing amiss, police were then told the report was actually for a location in Electric City. Coulee Dam Police Department was notified as Electric City is in their jurisdiction. Police went to Park Avenue there and were unable to find...
Quilt Tying on Wednesdays The Ladies of Zion and Friends will begin tying quilts January 7th thru February every Wednesday 9am to 1pm. For those wanting to help and learn how to tie a quilt, come and help. The finished quilts go to The Crisis Center and World Relief. Usually the group will tie 60 some quilts with another 20 done at home. It’s a good way to learn somthing new and a good thing helping some one in need. A few quilts will stay at the church for emegency. For information please call 509-633-0648 Area AA Meetings In Electric City, t...
The question of whether to continue studying the question of whether to create a “regional fire authority” is still active, although two local departments that would be affected have not yet sent in a letter of intent to agree to pursue it. Fire chiefs from Electric City and Grand Coulee spoke with Electric City’s city council Tuesday night with an update on the topic. Ryan Fish, Grand Coulee’s chief, said he hoped Electric City was still planning on supporting that effort, following a stall in momentum since last August. Fish said he did rec...
While a lot of energy is put into celebrating the achievements of athletes in local schools, another celebration is in planning to do the same — for academic achievements. Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Rod Broadnax told the school board Monday that, although the district honors students who meet certain goals with a special event on a regular basis, it’s been suggested to do more to bring in parents to celebrate with students for successes in their studies. “As a matter of fact, I got an earful from a parent after an eight...
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Rog Broadnax presented a certificate of thanks Monday night to teacher Ethan Tatum "in recognition of your hard work and dedication to the children of the Grand Coulee Dam School District." Tatum, who teaches Spanish and English Language Arts, told The Star later that after being told to attend the school board meeting, he had thought he might be expected to discuss curricula decisions made last year; the award was a complete surprise. "It has...
Local photographer Nora Jenn, right, hands an $800 check to Grand Coulee Dam Area Senior Center President Edna Hauser. Jenn's donation was made possible through the sale of her wildlife photography calendars. "We appreciate your support and thoughtfulness," Hauser told Jenn. - submitted photo...
Grand Coulee Police 12/31-1/9 - Reports filed without additional details related to: disorderly conduct on Grand Coulee Avenue; disorderly conduct on Roosevelt Drive; an animal complaint on Roosevelt Drive; theft on Midway Avenue; disorderly conduct at the hospital; lost and found property on Midway Avenue; and a vehicle theft on Grand Coulee Avenue. 12/31 - Police went to the city shop on Dill Avenue where a city employee had backed a pickup into the rear bumper of a Kia Forte, causing some minor damage. The city’s insurance will cover the cos...
This year, Christmas packages were available for pickup for seventy-one children in 32 families at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Senior Center on Saturday, Dec. 20 thanks to this community’s participation in Trees of Sharing 2025. Many thanks to contributors and volunteers who supported this project by making cash donations or purchasing and wrapping gifts for children who might not have otherwise received one this season. Trees of Sharing cannot happen without your active involvement. Each year we count on and extend special appreciation to S...
As a longtime community member and taxpayer, I hope that it is now obvious to others in our area that the crisis the Grand Coulee Dam School District is in was totally preventable. This should be unacceptable to all of us. The crisis is much bigger than very poor fiscal decisions. It is a culmination of multiple systems in the organization being mismanaged due to a significant lack of expertise, best practices and on-going reactive management instead of successful preventive collaborative leadership. The upper brass and their hired hand have ne...